While Kanye West was out shopping before he made a donation to the relief effort, actor/Soldier of Fortune Sean Penn grabbed the first boat he could find in New Orleans and initiated his own rescue mission. Perhaps caught up in the emotion of the moment, the crew failed to notice that their conveyance was riddled with holes, forcing Penn to pour out all of his beer and use the cup to bale out the water from his rapidly sinking rescue craft. Lord, the take-charge spirit is willing, but the dinghy is weak.

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